Traversing the Inner Seas: Contacts and Continuity in and around Scotland, the Hebrides, and the North of Ireland

• Main Authors: Barnes, Jamie, Downham, Clare, Evans, Nicholas, Foster, Ryan, Grohse, Ian Peter, Hall, Mark, Holliday, John, Kruse, Arne, Macniven, Alan, Sanmark, Alexandra
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Humanities Commons 2017
• Subjects: Scotland; Viking age; Archaeology; Medieval history; Space and place; Scandinavia; Cultural history; Material culture; Myriad Islands; Stepping Stones
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17613/bb03-nn20; https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:40419/

Throughout the medieval period, the ‘Inner Seas’ linking Scotland, the Hebrides, and the north of Ireland represented a confluence and crucible of identity. The region’s myriad islands served as stepping stones in a maritime network across which people, property, and perceptions travelled freely and...